SPRINGFIELD -- A defense lawyer said Tuesday that the prosecution in the Tamik Kirkland murder case is asking jurors to make false assumptions.

Andrew M. Klyman told jurors in his closing argument before Hampden Superior Court Judge Tina S. Page the prosecution "wants you to draw a connection that doesn't exist. One that you shouldn't be taken in by."

Hampden District Attorney Mark G. Mastroianni, in his closing argument, told jurors that he didn't need to jump to any conclusions because the evidence proves all the charges against Kirkland.

Jurors deliberated about two hours Tuesday and will return Wednesday morning to resume deliberations.

Mastroianni told jurors that Klyman's closing statement was "something similar to a fairy tale you tell your kids" when trying to get them to go to sleep.

Kirkland, who turned 27 during the trial, is charged with the fatal shooting of 24-year-old Sheldon Innocent, a barbershop customer at Bill Brown's House of Beauty on State Street.

He is also charged in the shooting and serious wounding of Darryl King, a barber there. King testified during the trial it was clear he was the shooter's target.

Kirkland faces a host of charges stemming from a shoot-out with police in the driveway of 46 Burr St. shortly after the barbershop shootings on April 30, 2011.

Klyman said jurors should convict Kirkland only of three charges: assault and battery with a dangerous weapon; carrying a firearm without a license and carrying a loaded firearm.

The first charge Klyman named alleges that Kirkland shot State Trooper Stephen Gregorczyk while Kirkland was hiding in the trunk of a car at 46 Burr St. The two other charges named by Klyman are for the Taurus gun Kirkland had in the trunk, which he allegedly used to shoot Gregorczyk.

The trooper escaped injury because he was wearing a protective vest.

Klyman said Kirkland had nothing to do with the shootings at the barber shop. He said Kirkland did jump into the trunk of the car at the Burr Street address because he was wanted for escaping prison.

Mastroianni said shell casings found at the barber shop matched the Taurus gun in Kirkland's possession, as well as another gun found in the side of a chair in 46 Burr St. He said Kirkland was the major contributor of DNA to a black hoodie and black gloves -- both of which had gunshot residue on them -- found inside the home.

Klyman, offering his version of the events, told jurors, "Let me suggest a scenario of what actually happened at 46 Burr St."

He claimed Kirkland was hanging out there when a man in a black hoodie entered the home and gave someone else there guns, gloves and a hoodie to stash for him.

Klyman said Trevin T. Smith -- not Kirkland -- is "the one who shot up the barber shop." He said Smith was "the one bringing the heat on 46 Burr St."; when Smith arrived, according to Klyman's account, Kirkland knew police would not be far behind.

Klyman, continuing his accounting of the events, said Kirkland asked Smith to send a car to the home so he would have a chance to escape, to avoid an arrest on the prison escape warrant. Klyman said Kirkland was given one of the guns Smith brought to the house.

Smith is charged with accessory before the fact of murder and accessory after the fact of murder, but he is not charged with murder in Innocent's death.

Mastroianni said not only the ballistics, DNA and gunshot residue evidence point to Kirkland definitively -- the timeline of 13 minutes between the shots at the barber shop and the shots at 46 Burr St. make it impossible for another shooter to have been involved.

Mastroianni said Klyman had presented an "imaginary defense. The imaginary train here has to do with this guy Trevin Smith."

Smith is much taller than Kirkland and has an athletic build, Mastroianni said, adding that Smith does not match any description of the shooter at the barber shop.

Klyman said pictures taken of Kirkland the day after the shooting show he does not have braids. King said his shooter had braids, Klyman said.

Mastroianni said King only saw Kirkland with his hoodie over his head.

The large courtroom was standing room only during the closing arguments. Attending were many city police, state police, victim witness advocates, assistant district attorneys, defense lawyers and interns for various court offices.

Members of Innocent's family, including his mother -- who has attended most of the trial -- were in the courtroom.

A number of people have attended the trial for Kirkland, including his mother.

Mastroianni told jurors the prosecution is not obliged to provide a motive for Kirkland's actions.

The jury has not heard anything about Kirkland's escape from a minimum security prison in Shirley in the days after his mother was shot. The prosecution was prohibited from talking about Kirkland's mother being shot.

There was some discussion during the trial outside of the jury's hearing about what testimony suggesting Kirkland's motive would be allowed, and also about how much the defense could present about Smith.

Mastroianni said during those discussions there would be no evidence presented at the trial that police developed a number of possible suspects for the shooting of Kirkland's mother, and one of those was a person associated with King.